In December 2015, the St Helena vet Joe Hollins said that Jonathan was “alive and well […] He’s blind from cataracts, has lost his sense of smell, and so cannot detect food (his fellow giants mug him and can detect the tiniest morsel dropped on the ground), but he has retained excellent hearing.”[1]
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
In December 2015, the St Helena vet Joe Hollins said that Jonathan was “alive and well […] He’s blind from cataracts, has lost his sense of smell, and so cannot detect food (his fellow giants mug him and can detect the tiniest morsel dropped on the ground), but he has retained excellent hearing.”[1]
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Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I think “well” is a bit of an overstatement tbh…
Kyatto@leminal.space 4 weeks ago
I think it’s more of a “he’s alive, and, well…” situation
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Good point! Now let’s eat Grandma!